Past Exhibitions

Installation detail from Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion, 2021

From our first exhibition in 1971 to today, revisit and discover our past exhibitions in alphabetical or chronological order below.

Highlighting more than 300 pairs of shoes from the museum's permanent collection of 5,000 shoes.

September 1–December 31, 2022

An intimate, curatorial exploration and reeavaluation of two of the most important and influential couturiers of their time, side by side.

June 1 –November 6, 2022

A celebration of Asian Americans in the fashion industry from manufacturing to creative design.

March 2–27, 2022

To view past exhibitions in alphabetical order, visit Exhibitions A-Z.

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2020-Current

Claudia Ntsama's pink hemp dress detail

Academic Years
2020-2021
2021-2022
2022-2023

Exhibition image from Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion, August 6 - November 28, 2021

2015-2020

Alexand McQueen dress from Plato's Atlantis collection

Academic Years
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020

Exhibition image from Force of Nature, May 30, 2017-November 18, 2017

2010-2015

Academic Years
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015

2005-2010

Academic Years
2008-2009
2009-2010

Exhibition image from American Beauty: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion, November 6, 2009 - April 10, 2010

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